New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25

az" with delighted smile. "why hardly spoke
to himr
They both look 1t each other and iaugh In way
peculiar to Cgales.
Did yon think that Edith smt h Tompkins looked
so awfully handsome1"
This app,renly harnless question has great eject
Tie girls seco as II suddenly blighted and have
sort OF conscious look about the eyes They refrain
from looking at each other and La Cgalc studies her
soaked Gngcrtps with her head on one side,
"Oh. ! think she looked quite wen,' she admits In
fat voice, which she intends should SOUND preocou'
pied
"Of course she's very stunning and all that you
know but didn't !t seem to you Ihat she'd gone on
littlef II NAV have been my fsrcy but II certainly
seemed to mo thai she wasn't half much OF bclie
as she was"
why how odd Dr you know l thought that too.
Choy says tn getting tired II her.
Mutual accession OF viz acity.
so did Mony-tod me so last night on the stairs
How hlnnyI"
1t is apparently delightfully."- funny The girls
laugh in comfortable cOntcntcd manner, as though
weight lifted Off their minds. Two souls with
but single thought, and that thought the demolition
of thirds claim to beauty apt to be successful
In their work of destruction
al knew that would happen or later says
La Cgae, with the air of a successful prophecies she
very loud-what Iunchl You'll stay, Birdie 7"
and then they go down stairs In bcamlng spirits, cack
ling joyously.
Lunch Is late and Il Is only hour or two later
that La Cgae, armed capa-pIo in her best closhcs'
begins tho real business Il The day She goes To
reception at Mrs Montgomery Browns She Is chlrm-
ingy alfred of all the pretty girls she is the prettcst
with the esh.ccar clean look about her for which she
returns thanks to the morning sleep great crush
al the reception prOcdims II success Mamma and
La Clgac se borne along on the surglnG mass toward
Mrs. Nom gomery Brown and her satellites, smiling In
a bay window Various young men struggle through
the crowd toward La Cigale who Is yet at that stage
in her evolution whom She has admirers rather than
lovers, many meaningless bouquets. rather than the
solitary but significant Offering Of that lgn iatnus
Of the dcbutautc. The man who means biz"
The first reach her Is Boy Of the Ell CANT weary
type. His vi is banged, IS haggy trousers 10 In
around the ankle I'm way dellcatey reminiscent Of
cur eIandmothcfS' plntalette; In as manner there
is subtle suggestion of Kyrl, Below. mingled with
IA faint Of tho ,um % Monte Criso. and dash
of the Baron Othmar in Princes NaW3Alne" He
is that type OF America described by smart some
body as dcIecatcd Englshman" But moro
wcarcd wording 1t would be hard TO find. To him
life is as stupid twicc-tod tale. lie cherish"s
dreams Of dying young, and having inscribed on his
tombstone After Lies ffu fever h. sleeps WE'LL
In his set he Is much IN vogue, having opalons and
occasionally going far a. to luxuiiae IN original
ideas for which unfoward cxtrdvlg is regarded
with the awcd surprise always evoked by marked &C
ccntricitics. lie rcactcs la Cieale with cup 81
chocolate in his hands which he presents with Ian
guild,
How dye du-ghars'ly crowd
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"Awfnl-Who's here - she ASSIST NJ NJ IN li'tlc
heap Of whipped cream on the top Of the Chocolate.
Usual crowd. Enjoy tie dance I1s' n'ehi'' great
accession Of ianeuor and sudden doou OF IA oyclds
La Cigalc reads tho signs and says,
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IA C,r,lo-l ,,, ,y,n, J., La. so,, her ,,ec and i,
ginning to got rattIcd-~ Yes, once. Tut l was ST.
tired
The Joy, otcfns the fnclln,:I N 10 tie intlorIng
in her tone and beginning 20 enjoy hiuscli-" What
did Won Gil.
IA Ci,ale-des,crafcly a-,lous 10 gain fine
% Didn't Alvarv ro'.l, foo herasomofp
rbe gently rc,,is,.,t-4vcrv. I'm, roc- d1
vo, ,ilo the oncr,, J,
La Ctcale- cch,aticallv frautcay irving 10 rorleu,-
lcr some sa,ior .onc nee fr,r, c oitics And that
cNcc Of sunlight Gicternr through "a, leatcsdi you
ever sec ANYTHING moro lovely -
Tie noy-vcry swcctiy, and looking down At her
with tender sol ctude" But You haven't told me- Tow
Won liked tho ourraa
Ia Cirsle--on 2 hot scent and ,nelnr \ r,llva 49,
the second day Of lie Trllocy tan't nf7
The Boy-smIllng fondy-" believe So But I want
your opnion u the music
La Cicalc-wh n IIcrcul,an cf0it % memory re
members something and looking him p1ccly "a tho
eyes, says
" 1t seems TO inc 70 be a sort Of musical ouOmato-
nn'ar